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“SIXTEEN DAYS OF GORY"

FORBECK & GREENWOOD Achieved! RABE Story Next!

Now get TOD 3 novel + 6 extra books/stories for $16 pledge!

The (live) Tournament Maximus III Runs February 7-23, 2014!

Again, the Wizard-Prince has summoned the best the bravest of
the entire world to games of his devising.
Humans, elves, warriors, alchemists, thieves, cat-people, lizard men,
and more … Those who complete Amontet’s final quest will gain rewards beyond
measure. But first they must survive his
Tournament of Death.

“Sullivan playfully rampages through popular culture, filling his world with a vast multitude of monsters and heroes from every corner of the pulp imagination, and somehow making it all work. ***** (Five Stars)”– David Annandale, author and Tournament of Death Kickstarter Backer

EARLY BACKER BONUS BOOKS!

The first 96 pledges (at Attendee or above) will get 1 or 2 bonus books in addition to TOD3

First 96 pledges – Time War 1 e-book

First 32 pledges – Time War 1 PLUS Time War 2 e-books

OUR CURRENT STRETCH GOALS

As goals are reached, more will be revealed! The first stretch goal kicks in at just $160 – that’s a mere $10 per day of the Tournament.

$1700 + Story Goal – Safe Harbor United – Support the protesters or support the Tournament. Display and/or print your own pro/con Safe Harbor badge and wallpaper.- UNLOCKED!

$2000 + Story by Jean Rabe

??? + Story by Stan! (Brown)

And many more to come!

Meichiko is coming to the Tournament. Are you?

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

Tournament of Death is a series of fantasy-action novels with an interesting mash-up of engaging characters ranging from women warriors to bi-sexual elves to cat people and were-orcas. Each of the books has been written live, online, during the sixteen days of the Olympic Games (2008 & 2012).

Tournament of Death 3 will be done the same way, with input from Kickstarter backers (and influences from the live competition) that can affect the outcome of the storyline.

Backers of TOD3 will gain unique and collectable rewards, including access to an exclusive, interactive site, e-books, print books, and more. A low funding threshold and generous stretch goals mean that backers of TOD3 should get more than they’ve paid for.

Pick what you want from the rewards column at right, and if you have any questions (or suggestions), just ask!

OUR STRETCH GOALS (for a current list, see above)

Stretch Goals apply to all pledges at the Attendee level and up.
The stretch goals for TOD3 will include:

Further stretch goals will be revealed as the project progresses. See the current list, near the top.

CONFIRMED STRETCH-GOAL AUTHORS**

If we meet our stretch goals, each of these authors will be contributing a story. That’s as many as 15 additional stories for every pledge of Attendee and up. (Plus additional stretch and bonus stories by Steve.)

Watch the stretch goals and share the project to help support your favorites!

Stan! (Brown)

Janet Deaver-Pack

Matt Forbeck

Ed Greenwood

Rob King

Paul McComas

Jean Rabe

Steve Rouse

Steve Savile

Steven Schend

Lester Smith

Vicki Johnson-Steger

Doris Stever

Christine Verstraete

Jim Ward

** See Risks & Challenges.

He'll be there. But is he friend or foe?

ADD-ONS*

When making your pledge, you can add on as many of these items as you
like. (See shipping notes.) Just add the amount to your total for your
pledge level.

$5 TOD 1
e-book

$5 TOD 2
e-book

$15 TOD
#1 print edition softcover

$15 TOD
#2 print edition softcover

$35 #1
Hardcover

$35
#2 Hardcover

$50
Combined TOD 1&2 Hardcover

*See Shipping – at bottom of page.

STORE SALE
MULTI-PACKS - includes US Shipping*

SOFTCOVER BOOKS

$70 - 6
Softcover books - TOD 1 or 2

$100 - 6
Softcover TOD 3 Kickstarter exclusive

$130 -
12 Softcover books - TOD 1 or 2

$180 -
12 Softcover Kickstarter TOD 3

HARDCOVER BOOKS

$ 135 -
6 Hardcover (single) books - TOD 1 or 2

$ 240 -
6 Hardcover Omnibus 1&2 -or- TOD 3 Kickstarter exclusive

*See Shipping – at
bottom of page.

INSTRUCTIONS – When you are pledging, put the total
amount you want to pledge, including ADD-ONS (and postage, if applicable – see bottom*) into the box at the top of
the page. Then select your pledge
level. At the end of the Kickstarter,
you will be sent a survey where you can list the Add-Ons you’ve paid for.

PLEDGE LEVEL NOTES

All pledge levels with physical rewards include media mail shipping in
the US.

Characters and teams added to the book through reward levels are subject to
review and approval by Steve – though he will work with backers to ensure compliance
before the Kickstarter finishes.

Returning characters are any characters that have appeared in a
Tournament of Death book before. Characters
already known to be returning in TOD3 are:

Asptiri

Brion Wilde

Erisa & Uldred

The Finnek Sisters

Ilsa Gorvald

Rogina

Wizard-Prince Amontet

Orkina has scores to settle. She thinks you should be there, too.

Risks and challenges

Nothing in life is certain. Though I’ve done this twice before, there’s always a slim chance that some unexpected life event could derail completing this project on time, as planned. But let’s hope that no meteors fall on me or any of my collaborators and no one gets a sudden case of plague. If something like that happens, I’ll try to update you, my backers, immediately.

That said, I’ve tried to leave plenty of time after the live Tournament and the initial writing are finished so that my collaborators and I can deliver on our promises. Plus, I have more than 30 years of experience in publishing and meeting deadlines to back me up.

And, as I mentioned, I’ve done this twice before – successfully.
So, unless the Hoary Hand of Fate intervenes, I don’t expect any trouble with Tournament of Death 3 – other than the usual stress of writing an entire novel live, online in two-and-a-half weeks.

So, what are you waiting for? Pick a backing level that you like, and let’s get this Tournament started!

Schedule – I hope to have all the rewards – including e-books, print books, etc. – shipped by the end of October, 2014, or sooner.

SHIPPING

All pledges at the Bronze Ticket level and up are shipped for free within the US via media mail. US shipping for Add-Ons is free, too, to Bronze Ticket level and above. For lower levels add $5 extra for 1 item, $10 for 2 items, or $15 for 3 or more items.

*Shipping for international orders must include an additional $25 shipping fee (subject to postal rate changes).